Global Patent Index - EP 3034451 A1

EP 3034451 A1 20160622 - DEEP WATER KNUCKLE BOOM CRANE

Title (en)

DEEP WATER KNUCKLE BOOM CRANE

Title (de)

TIEFWASSER-GELENKAUSLEGERKRAN

Title (fr)

GRUE À FLÈCHE ARTICULÉE EN EAU PROFONDE

Publication

EP 3034451 A1 20160622 (EN)

Application

EP 15202767 A 20121227

Priority

  • US 201161581981 P 20111230
  • EP 12816606 A 20121227

Abstract (en)

A crane (100; 200; 300), comprising: a rotatable base (102); an inner boom (118A) extending from a base (102) end to a first knuckle end, the base end pivotally connected at a base pivot point to the rotatable base such that the inner boom (118A) is pivotable in a vertical plane about the base pivot point; an outer boom (118B) extending from a second knuckle end to a boom tip (132), the second knuckle end pivotally connected at a knuckle pivot point to the first knuckle end of the inner boom (118A) such that the outer boom (118B) is pivotable in the vertical plane about the knuckle pivot point; a plurality of guide assemblies (142) arranged along the length of the inner and outer boom (118A, 118B) and adapted for guiding a plurality of parallel extending lines (110) along the inner and outer boom (118A, 118B), the plurality of guide assemblies (142; 242; 342) comprising a first guide assembly at or near the base end of the inner boom (118A), a second guide assembly at or near the knuckle pivot point, and a third guide assembly at or near the boom tip (132), the second guide assembly being the sole guide assembly at or near the knuckle pivot point.

IPC 8 full level

B66C 23/52 (2006.01); B66C 13/18 (2006.01); B66C 23/00 (2006.01); B66C 23/88 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B66C 13/18 (2013.01 - US); B66C 23/52 (2013.01 - EP US); B66C 23/53 (2013.01 - US); B66C 23/54 (2013.01 - EP US); B66C 23/88 (2013.01 - US); B66D 3/06 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2013168345 A1 20130704; US 9463963 B2 20161011; DK 2797830 T3 20160517; EP 2797830 A1 20141105; EP 2797830 B1 20160309; EP 3034451 A1 20160622; KR 20140116386 A 20141002; SG 11201403593Y A 20141030; US 2016376132 A1 20161229; WO 2013101899 A1 20130704

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 201213728040 A 20121227; DK 12816606 T 20121227; EP 12816606 A 20121227; EP 15202767 A 20121227; KR 20147017465 A 20121227; SG 11201403593Y A 20121227; US 2012071763 W 20121227; US 201615262437 A 20160912